Good evening, everyone! Today I danced for FOUR hours as part as a marathon International style Latin ballroom dancing workshop — and I needed some fuel so this is the sandwich I turned to after I got back! Cucumber sandwiches are delicious and simple, and at home we have fresh, homegrown sprouts. Sprouts are pretty easy to grow, so give it a try!

For this recipe to be 100% clean, use hummus instead.

Ingredients:

2 slices whole grain toast

1/4 cucumber (peeled and thinly sliced)

1 tbsp sun dried tomatoes

handful of sprouts

whipped cream cheese

OPTIONAL: provolone cheese, sliced black olives

Directions are pretty self-explanatory (this is why I love sandwiches!)

YOU GUYS! I’ve found the perfect smoothie: healthy, delicious, and really simple to make! This coconut milk in this raspberry smoothie also offers some unique health benefits you can’t get from soy milk or dairy milk.

Why is Coconut Milk Healthy?

The Coconut Milk is healthy in moderation because it contains vitamins C, E, B1, B3, B5, and B6 as well as iron, selenium, sodium, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus. Coconut milk also makes you feel fuller longer thanks to its fiber content, which makes it optimal for weight loss. It also promotes strong bones, low blood pressure, and the lauric acid helps fight infection.

A coconut milk smoothie, therefore, can help you get just the right amount of coconut milk in your diet so you can reap all of the great health benefits!

Note: coconut milk does contain saturated fat, so if you are worried about your saturated fat intake, you can also try using almond milk instead!

The thing about smoothies is that making them is basically an improvisational art. Like fingerpainting, ribbon dancing, or murder.

You wing it and figure out how much of each you like. The ingredient amounts are NOT set in stone. I don’t usually measure things out, but this is about the ratio that I keep things at. I have a single-serve Magic Bullet blender which pretty much guarantees that I am always controlling my portions, but if you use a regular blender you may want to measure your ingredients.

Ingredients:

2 1/2 Cups Coconut Milk

1 Cup Frozen Raspberries

1 1/2 Tbsp Honey (use more or less to taste)

Directions:

1. Bleeeeeeeeeeennnnd this smoothie like there’s no tomorrow

Nutrition:

A note about coconut milk and the clean eating diet: Generally, Coconut Milk isn’t considered clean eating by the general standards of “5 ingredients” and “all pronounceable.” But technically, the only true clean dairy is raw milk, which is illegal in many states and really expensive. The cleanest coconut milk out there is comes in a can, and it’s the light version. Make sure your coconut milk does not contain carrageenan, which is a carcinogenic that causes inflammation and is found in Silk and So Delicious coconut milk.

The best choice, however, is to make coconut milk yourself. More info coming soon on how to do that!

I am OBSESSED with this recipe! I needed a healthy alternative to breakfast bars, and this is it!

I stumbled on this concoction when I was desperately trying to make homemade breakfast bars that stuck together. I was practically yelling Harry Potter spells at my mixing bowl. I’ve baked and roasted and toasted and hadn’t actually gotten anything that was soft and chewy — until in my frustration I just put a mixture into the fridge, forgot about it, and then realized that the fridge + lots of honey and peanut butter = the solution!

I messed around with this recipe for quite a bit to get the right amounts of everything, and although 1/3 cup honey and 1/2 cup peanut butter may seem like a lot — IT ISN’T. You need them for the soft, chewy taste.

Each bite is only 75 calories, and it will take you the better part of a week to get through these snacks because they’re so fibrous, full of protein, and healthful that they fill you right up!

These bites are really filling because of the oh-so-healthy flaxseeds, which also contain beneficial omega 3’s, which are responsible for healthy hair, heart health, a reduction of inflammation throughout the body, and a host of other health benefits!